In the December issue of CH, at newsagents now:
* First-time cruisers tell what they worried about that didn't happen on an ocean crossing.
* 10 simple saviours you shouldn't set sail without.
* Put to the test -- downwind sailing with a parachute.
* How to read the signs when entering a strange port
plus
We visit Quld's Mary River marina, Get away to Gippsland and read a family's letters home from Indonesia.
The December issue of CH, on sale now.